New Book! The Past, Ineffable by Toti O'Brien

LEXICON

As he slowly deciphered

the old script,  he took

pleasure in every word.

How they formed

in his mouth, the

nouns, the adjectives.

He rolled blue butterfly

on his tongue and a taste

of aniseed lingered

while a window

of cobalt burst

within forest green.

When he said volcanoes

the universe flipped

upside down. He heard

barking of dogs trapped

underground. Moonlight

glare seeped in.

 

-Toti O'Brien

Toti O’Brien is the Italian Accordionist 

with the Irish Last Name. 

Born in Rome, living in Los Angeles, 

she is a poet, artist, musician and dancer. 

She is the author of:

Other Maidens (BlazeVOX, 2020)
An Alphabet of Birds (Moonrise Press, 2020)
In Her Terms (Cholla Needles, 2021)
Pages of a Broken Diary (Pski's Porch, 2022)
Odd Arcana (Cholla Needles, 2023)

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